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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
5
A humorous Boons and Buddies piece mocks a church auxiliary meeting etiquette listing ten rules to avoid participation and cooperation. The note belittles apathy, late arrivals, criticism, and nonattendance while praising unselfish service and committee work. The column ends with local notices about Mr. Vencil and a post honeymoon homecoming in Richlands.
Miss Allise Hamilton wed Kyle Leslie Bruce in a quiet ceremony at C and O Hospital Huntington Rev T Hamilton officiated while patient with typhoid fever. The couple left for Fort Myers Florida with plans to stop in Knoxville Chattanooga Atlanta and Clearwater. Bruce to join municipal engineering in Florida and Hamilton joined Appalachian Power Company in Huntington.
An article under the headline Ten Ways to Kill Our Society was read by Mrs J T Riddick on Wednesday, highlighting concerns about social decay and civic responsibility. The reading appears in local society notices without further details.
A testimonial advertisement extols Mother's Friend for pregnancy comfort and easing childbirth. It claims the formula, safe and sold by druggists nationwide, penetrates deeper than plain oils to soothe muscles and ligaments, aiding natural processes across generations.
About thirty five children attended Helen Otey twelfth birthday party in Crumpler on Saturday. A twelve candy birthday cake was centerpiece and refreshments were served after games. Hosts included Mrs L C Otey and daughters Ella Otey and Adrian Campbell with Mrs C L Tosh. Several local children named among guests.
The Woman's Missionary Society of First Baptist will meet this afternoon in the Annex. Business begins at 2 30 with the missionary program at 3 o'clock. Guests include Bluefield College women. Circle No 5 hosts. Mrs J T Stinson leads the program. Full attendance desired.
Interesting wedding notice reports Miss Anna Crawford and Mr Berlin Venc of Richlands wed quietly on a Wednesday in Bristol. Anna Crawford is the daughter of Mr and Mrs R L Crawford of Richlands and sister to several city residents, described for her many graces of mind and person.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church presented Voices of the Fall on a Wednesday afternoon. Young performers depicted School Mother Church Friend Music World while younger children staged a ladder march of progress with banners Wake up Go up Line up Take up Keep up. Mrs G W Kirchner accompanied. plans for Montgomery Presbytery meeting next week were discussed.
Bluefield notices announce luncheon details from the First Presbyterian church on Wednesday and Westminster ladies serving on Thursday. December 2 is chosen as the annual Christmas bazaar date for the community event.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Williams hosted a delightful dinner Saturday evening at their Bluefield Virginia home. Honored guests were Mrs A Martin of Cooper West Virginia and Mr and Mrs J W Hodnett of Majestic Kentucky. Guests included Mr and Mrs C H Harmon Tip Top Virginia and the Williams family plus two daughters Eva and Lacille Williams.
Dorothy Black launches Romance the Loveliest Thing drawing library interest. Publishers hail a great discovery as Black joins a literary lineage including Williamson and Stratton Porter. her first serial titled Romance The Lauveliest appeared in The Ladies Home Journal to strong reception.
Wyandotte Michigan resident describes prolonged illness after childbirth and persistent back pain. She reports rapid relief after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and notes a doctor's acknowledgment of its safety. She continues to recommend it to others.
The tale follows Marcia Cin derella in a romance praised by The Delineator and The Pictorial Review. She confronts a spectrum of suitors including the good, the bad, and a gardener Marquis while choosing a path where Romance remains the finest treasure.
Mr. and Mrs. George Barger will host and act as hostess for a dance Saturday evening at the Bluefield Country Club, inviting members and guests to attend the social event.
The Ladies' Guild of the Lutheran Church will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock with Mrs. Paul Roger due to illness in the Feuchten berger family. Several local notices list residents visiting, traveling or recuperating including Miss Bessil Tratt at Bluefield Sanitarium and Mrs. Josie Kirk Lilly returning from illness.
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